Exhibit 23 Exhibit to the Annual Report (Form 11-K) of the Huntington Bancshares Incorporated Deferred Compensation Plan and Trust for Directors for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996. CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS We consent to the incorporation by reference in Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 33-10546) pertaining to the Huntington Bancshares Incorporated Deferred Compensation Plan and Trust for Directors and in the related Prospectus of our report dated March 21, 1997 with respect to the financial statements of the Huntington Bancshares Incorporated Deferred Compensation Plan and Trust for Directors included in this Annual Report (Form 11-K) for the year ended December 31, 1996. /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP Columbus, Ohio March 21, 1997 10